World War I Planted Seeds for More Wars
A simple explanation of a war few understand in context of today's politics... World War I was hyped as the war to end war, but it only planted the seeds…
Campaign 2014: The Republican Anger Machine
Four months before the midterm election, it has become apparent the Republican strategy is based upon firing up their base with a barrage of anti-Obama messages. This has driven down…
Remembering my encounter with Fred Phelps
Written by Mary Shaw As LGBT Pride Month winds down, I am thinking about my encounter a while back with the now-deceased "Reverend" Fred Phelps, then head of the homophobic…